Friday, March 8, 2013

do it immediately…

jeremiah
29.11 (niv), “for i know the plans i have
for you,” declares the LORD.“plans to
prosper you not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”

every
time GOD tells you to do something it’s a test of your faith.who am i going to trust?am i going to trust my fears or my
faith?am i going to trust GOD or am i
going to trust my gut feeling?am i
going to go with what GOD’s word says to do even when it doesn’t make sense or
seems impossible.or am i going to do
what i feel is the right thing to
do.

feelings
can be wrong.and a lot of times GOD
tells you to do something you don’t feel like doing.for instance, forgiveness does not always
feel right and it certainly does not feel easy.but GOD says forgive people.but
it’s the right thing to do and in the long run you get blessed from it.because you obey immediately even when you
don’t understand.

let me
ask you this.when you were a kid, did
your parents ever ask you to do anything that you felt was unreasonable?how many of you later on in your years can
look back and say, i didn’t understand it then but i really do now see the
wisdom in what they asked me to do?how
many could say that?have any of you
when you were growing up your parents ever get mad at you when they asked you
to do something and you obeyed but you kind of dragged your feet.did they ever get upset with you?sure they did.because delayed obedience is
disobedience.that’s why if you really
have faith you do it when GOD says it.you don’t ask any questions.it’s
a matter of faith.

the
point is, if you learn to do whatever GOD asks you to do without question,
without understanding it, even when it seems absurd, you will live by faith and
you’ll experience the greatest adventure of your life.

GOD
says you want to live by faith?you want
to live an adventure?obey immediately
even when you don’t understand it.